Tressie McMillan Cottom

Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People

By Tressie McMillan Cottom

Are we looking at a socialist revival in American politics?

A mash-up of political analysis since Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City would have you believe that we are living in either the golden age of leftism or that the communists are coming.

That might one day be our electoral reality, but not today. Yes, a lot of left-leaning candidates did well this week, with notable primary victories in Michigan and Kansas. But a lot of moderate Democrats also won their races. Some of the winning candidates had a lot of money to spend. Others were running at an extreme financial disadvantage. But the best of them are running campaigns that........

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